Elvis Presley in "King Creole," Jeff Bridges in "The Big Lebowski," Alfred Hitchcock at the Prytania Theatre. All are part of this week's Thinking Outside the Box Office column, a survey of upcoming off-the-beaten-path movie events for New Orleans film fans:

'King Creole' outdoor screening Old US Mint, 400 Esplanade Ave. The New Orleans Film Society, the Louisiana State Museum and the Louisiana Museum Foundation present an outdoor French Quarter screening of Elvis Presley's 1958 New Orleans-shot musical melodrama "King Creole," directed by Michael Curtiz, on June 28 at sundown (about 8:15 p.m.). In the film, Presley plays Danny Fisher, a high-school dropout who -- needing cash to support his crabby father -- takes a job as a singer in the King Creole nightclub. Carolyn Jones and Walter Matthau and Dolores Hart co-star. Tickets are $6 ($3 for members of the NOFS, Louisiana Museum Foundation and Friends of the Cabildo).For details, visit the New Orleans Film Society website.

'Linkin Park One Night Concert Event: Recorded Live In Berlin' Hollywood 14 (Covington). NCM Fathom presents the concert film "Linkin Park One Night Concert Event: Recorded Live In Berlin", (7:30 Mon), captured June 5 in Germany during Linkin Park's World tour in support of their new album, Living Things. For details, visit the Fathom website.

Prytania Theatre Midnite Movies Series 5339 Prytania St., 891.2787. This week: the Coen brothers' 1998 cult comedy "The Big Lebowski" (midnight Fri and Sat), starring Jeff Bridges as a pot-smoking slacker who enlists the help of his bowling buddies to help him get restitution for his ruined rug from a millionaire who has the same name as him. Tickets are $10 for adults, $9 for college students, and $8 for children and seniors. For details, visit the Prytania Theatre website.

Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 504.827.5858. New this week: director Ian Fitzgibbon's 2011 drama "Death of a Superhero" (6:30 nightly, Fri through June 28), about a dying 15-year-old boy struggling to accept his fate. Holding over: director Hirokazu Koreeda's 2011 drama "I Wish" (6 p.m. today and Thurs; 4 p.m. on Sat. and Sun.; 8:30 nightly June 27 and 28), in which 12-year-old Koichi, who has been separated from his brother due to his parents' divorce, begins to believe that the new bullet train service will create a miracle when the first trains pass each other at top speed. Also, director Maïwenn's 2011 drama "Polisse", (8:30 nightly, tonight through Mon), in which a journalist covering a police child-protection unit enters into an affair with one of her subjects.Tickets are $7 ($6 for students and seniors; $5 for members). For details visit the Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center website.

FREE SCREENINGS

Deutsches Haus Kino Deutsches Haus, 1023 Ridgewood St., Metairie, 522.8014. The Deutsches Haus' screening series of notable German films continues. This week: The German-language version of director Steven Spielberg's 1981 action film "Raiders of the Lost Ark (Jaeger des Verlorenen Schatzes)" (7:30 tonight, June 20), in which archeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the U.S. government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis. Subtitled. For details, visit the Deutsches Haus website.

CALL TO ARTISTS

Defend the Gulf Short Film Showcase The Gulf Restoration Network, Timecode: NOLA, and Charitable Film Network are seeking short films that tell the stories of the Gulf's environmental issues and support Gulf Restoration Network's efforts to restore and protect the Gulf. Showcase winners will receive prizes and their films will be featured in screenings across the country. Submission deadline: Aug 15. For details, visit the Defend The Gulf Short Film Showcase website.

WORKSHOPS

Making the Cut: Intro to Editing -- Two-day Workshop NOVAC Training Center, 532 Louisa St. The New Orleans Video Access Center hosts a two-day intensive, hands-on workshop (June 30 and July 1, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.), designed to educate everyone from beginners interested in learning nonlinear editing to more advanced editors transitioning from other editing platforms such as Avid, Sony Vegas, iMovie and Adobe Premiere to Final Cut Pro 7. Tuition is $250 for NOVAC members, $300 for nonmembers and $200 Laptop Editor. Register at the NOVAC website or call 940.5780. For more information, email Ashley@novacvideo.org .